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Tracking morphological development in stony corals

Coral Reefs
Abstract The shape of reef-building corals largely determines how they interact with their environment and the ecosystem services they provide. However, morphology is not fixed. As corals grow and develop from singular polyps to mature adult colonies, they experience pronounced changes in their morphology.
Fundakowski GJ, Brambilla V, Zawada KJA, Chow CFY, Croasdale E, Errington AJF, Fontoura L, Marais WJ, Woods RM, Edelaar P, Lala K, Madin JS, Dornelas M.   +12 more
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Stony coral tissue loss disease decimated Caribbean coral populations and reshaped reef functionality

Communications Biology, 2022
A new deadly coral disease, known as stony coral tissue loss disease, has modified the coral communities across the Caribbean region by disproportionately affecting key reef-building corals and reducing reef functionality.
Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip, F. Javier González-Barrios, Esmeralda Pérez-Cervantes, Ana Molina-Hernández, Nuria Estrada-Saldívar   +4 more
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Relating fish populations to coral colony size and complexity

Ecological Indicators, 2023
A goal of coral reef management is to provide habitat and nursery areas for fish populations. This requires simple and reliable methods for characterizing biological and physical reef features that contribute to fish habitat.
William S. Fisher
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Host-related Morphological Variation of Dwellings Inhabited by the Crab Domecia acanthophora in the Corals Acropora palmata and Millepora complanata (Southern Caribbean)

Diversity, 2020
Brachyuran crabs of various families are known as obligate associates of stony corals, with many of these species living as endosymbionts inside the skeleton of their hosts [...]
Bert W. Hoeksema, Jaaziel E. García-Hernández   +1 more
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An Overview of Aplysinopsins: Synthesis and Biological Activities

Marine Drugs, 2023
Marine products are among the most promising sources of biologically active molecules. Aplysinopsins, tryptophan-derived marine natural products, were isolated from different natural marine sources including sponges, stony corals (hard corals) especially
Eslam R. El-Sawy, Gilbert Kirsch
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Extension of the Recorded Host Range of Caribbean Christmas Tree Worms (Spirobranchus spp.) with Two Scleractinians, a Zoantharian, and an Ascidian

Diversity, 2020
Caribbean Christmas tree worms (Annelida: Polychaeta: Serpulidae: Spirobranchus) are considered host generalists in their associations with anthozoan (Scleractinia) and hydrozoan (Millepora) stony corals [...]
Bert W. Hoeksema, Jaaziel E. García-Hernández, Godfried W.N.M. van Moorsel, Gabriël Olthof, Harry A. ten Hove   +4 more
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Bleaching Susceptibility and Resistance of Octocorals and Anemones at the World’s Southern-Most Coral Reef

Frontiers in Physiology, 2022
Coral reefs are amongst the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth, and while stony corals create the foundational complexity of these ecosystems, octocorals and anemones contribute significantly to their biodiversity and function.
Rosemary K Steinberg, Rosemary K Steinberg, Tracy D Ainsworth, Tess Moriarty, Teresa Bednarek, Teresa Bednarek, Katherine A Dafforn, Emma L Johnston   +7 more
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Coral Community: Preliminary Biodiversity Survey of Churna Island, Northern Arabian Sea

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2020
Biodiversity survey between Cape Monze and Churna Island was carried out for the assessment of coral assemblages in the area. During the present study, diving surveys were conducted to document the living corals that included deep sea coral ...
Shahid Amjad, Nuzhat Khan, Saira Ishaq
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A Red Sea Depth Record of the Coral-Dwelling Crab Opecarcinus (Decapoda: Cryptochiridae) in the Mesophotic Zone

Diversity, 2023
Coral-dwelling gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) are obligate symbionts of stony corals and occur on shallow and deep reefs across the tropical belt. The circumtropical genus Opecarcinus associates with Agariciidae corals, a dominant component of Mesophotic ...
Silvia Vimercati, Sancia E. T. van der Meij, Tullia I. Terraneo, Giovanni Chimienti, Fabio Marchese, Ameer A. Eweida, Sam J. Purkis, Mattie Rodrigue, Francesca Benzoni   +8 more
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Potential stock of stony corals in Indonesia

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2020
Abstract Indonesia is part of the coral triangle region which is known as the world’s highest marine biodiversity, including stony corals. This situation used to benefit local people by trading ornamental corals. The aims of this study are to investigate the potential stock of ornamental corals as well as the reef conditions.
Hadi, T. A., Giyanto, Siringoringo, R. M., Budiyanto, A., Johan, O., Souhoka, J., Abrar, M., Sari, N. W. P., Sadarun, B., Prayudha, B., Sutiadi, R., Dzumalek, A. R., Sulha, S., Suharsono   +13 more
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